Coworkers

Office worker #1: Man, I feel like I have a fuckin' brick of cheese in my stomach.
Office worker #2 (in a concerned tone): That really sucks.
Office worker #1: Yeah.
Office worker #2: Ratatouille comes out on DVD next week!

Gastown
Vancouver
Canadia

Office drone #1: So, I jumped the shark.
Office drone #2: You what?
Office drone #1: I jumped the shark. It's when…it's a metaphor, look it up on the internet.
Office drone #2: So, there was a shark?

42nd & 3rd Ave
New York City, New York

(two event planners are looking at their supply boxes for upcoming events)
Planner #1: My box is so full! I didn't realize there was so much stuff squeezed into my box.
Planner #2: Me either! But I don't like all these things that were put in my box. Who has been sticking stuff in my box? I don't like when people stick stuff in my box without asking me first.
Planner #1: We need to tell people to start leaving our boxes alone.

Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: You Better Leave My Box Alone!

Female coworker: My boobs keep moving!

New York City, New York

Female coworker to another: You are so smart! You should have been born a man!

Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: sixtwentysix

Actor #1: I can't believe that Barack Obama is getting away with running for president! I thought you had to be born in the United States.
Actor #2: He was born in the United States.
Actor #1: Nooooo! He was born in Hawaii!

Equity Audition Center
New York City, New York

Coworker #1: Ouch!
Coworker #2: What happened?
Coworker #1: I'm bleeding–I hit my elbow on my desk and knocked a scab off.
Coworker #2: Ooooh, can I have it?
Everybody: Cheryl*!
Coworker #2: I can't help it! I just love scabs!

Regional Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Yes, she's real

Coworker to pregnant CRS: So, are you excited to have your baby?
Pregnant CRS: Yeah…I guess…kinda nervous.
Coworker: Why are you nervous?
Pregnant CRS: Because once I have a baby, I'll always have a baby. Like, forever.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Bored cubicle rat: That's my penis? It looks like a leg!

Marysville, Washington

Female Asian coworker: I need to lose weight. I'm considered fat for an Asian girl.
Male Asian coworker: But you're more like a black girl. Asian men don't want the normal Asian girl. We're tired of body surfing!

Chambers Street
New York City, New York

Overheard by: uncivil servant